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1904-Theodore Roosevelt carried county.
1908-William Howard Taft, republican, carried the county by 129.
1912-Woodrow Wilson, democratic candidate, carried the county by a safe majority.
1916-Woodrow Wilson, democratic candidate, carried the county again.
REPRESENTATION
It will be remembered that Washington was one of the original counties in Nebraska Territory, and that the first Legislature convened
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in Omaha in the winter of 1854-55 and consisted of eight councilmen- four from each side of the Platte River-and thirteen representatives, Washington County sending as councilman, James G. Mitchell, and as representatives, Anselum Arnold, and A. J. Smith.
The first county officers for this county were appointed by the governor as follows: Stephen Cass, probate judge; Thomas Allen, sheriff ; George W. Neville, clerk; George Martin, treasurer ; Z. Jackson, registrar, and Thomas Wilson, surveyor.
Since that date the following have been elected to the positions designated : Councilmen-William Clancy, 1856; E. G. Scott, and George W. Doane, floater, 1858; John A. Unthank, 1860; E. A. Allen, and Frank Welch, of Burt, 1862; John D. Neligh, of Cuming, floater, 1866.
STATE SENATORS
Jesse T. Davis, 1866; W. F. Goodwill, of Burt, floater, 1868; B. F. Hilton, 1870; L. W. Osborn, 1872; Waldo Lyon, of Burt, floater, 1874; L. W. Osborn, 1874; George F. Blanchard, 1877; S. B. Taylor, 1881; Charles Sang, 1883; Henry Sprick, 1887; John Dern, 1889; M. J. Brown, 1891; John Thompson, 1893; S. W. Hayes, 1897; W. D. Haller, 1897-09; Fred Volpp, 1909-13; Geo. F. Wolz, Wallace H. Wilson, 1915-17.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
William Connor, Elisha P. Stout and James Stewart, 1856; P. C. Sullivan, R. H. Peterson and James S. Stewart, 1857; P. G. Cooper, L. M. Kline and Charles Davis, 1858; James S. Stewart and John S. Bowen, 1859; Giles Mead and Henry W. DePugh, 1859; E. A. Allen and John S. Bowen, 1861; L. R. Fletcher and Dean C. Slader, 1862. [By act of Congress the session of 1862-63 was dispensed with and the amount it would have cost was applied to "war purposes."] John Evans and H. J. Rohwer, 1863; H. M. Hitchock and Nevin McCandlish, 1864; E. H. Clark and Charles Eisley, 1865 ; A. S. Warrick and Dr. L. J. Abbott, territorial and John A Unthank and Dean C. Slader, state repre- sentatives, 1866; there were two sets elected on account of a State Constitution having been drafted; W. H. B. Stout and Christian Rath- mann, 1868; Elam Clark and H. C. Riordan, 1870; Henry Sprick, 1872 -a new apportionment having given the county but one member of the House-E. S. Gaylord, in 1874.
In July, 1866, a special session of the Legislature was held in which Frank Welch of Burt County represented Washington County as senator and William R. Hamilton, D. McDonald and Thomas R. Wilson, as representatives. Since that date the following have included the mem- bers of the House from this county :
W. R. Hamilton, 1866; Elam Clark, elected in 1871; H. C. Riordan, 1872; E. S. Gaylord, 1875-76; P. Seldon, 1877; Giles Mead, 1879; J. C. Homer, 1883; Richard Blaco, 1885; John H. Cameron and Watson Tyson, 1887 ; John H. Cameron, 1889; William S. Frost, 1891; William D. Haller, elected in 1893, 1895, 1899 and 1911; I. C. Eller, 1907; Henry Rohwer, 1901; W. G. Harrison, 1903; H. D. Schoettger, 1907-09; William D. Haller, 1911; H. H. Herzog, 1911 ; Claude C. Van Deusen, 1913; Claude C. Van Deusen, 1915; Albert H. Miller, 1917.
GOVERNORS OF NEBRASKA
The reader is referred to the Dodge County section of this work for a list of the governors of Nebraska. (See index.)
CHAPTER XI PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY-LATER DEVELOP- MENTS IN MATTERS OF EDUCATION- THE FORT CALHOUN SCHOOLS -THE DE SOTO SCHOOLS-FONTANELLE SCHOOLS-CUMING CITY SCHOOLS-BLAIR CITY SCHOOLS-OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY - CONDITION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1920 - SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT-SCHOOL BUILDINGS-"TEACHERS-PUPILS-WAGES-PARO- CHIAL SCHOOLS- THE COLLEGE.
The first public school taught in what is now Washington County, was probably the one taught at Fontanelle in the winter of 1855-56 by Miss Emily Strickland. It was about that date, at least in 1856, that a school was taught in the Village of Fort Calhoun, although the first public school record and warrant is dated in 1866. Early records were usually carried in "poor memories" and not in books of paper.
De Soto certainly had a public school in 1860 in a new school house, 22 by 40 feet in size, but it is known that it had several terms of school before that date.
If the Mormon settlement of 1846-47 had any schools they left no record of them.
Coming to this country as they did, the pioneer settlers carried with them, no doubt, the notions of schools they had been used to in the several states in the East and South from which they had emigrated. Hence it was no easy matter to establish the free common schools here on the start. It will also be remembered that the free school had not been tested out only about a dozen years anywhere, and some still clung to the idea of private schools at private expense. But by the close of the Civil war things had materially changed in this respect and the schoolhouses were among the things called "necessity" as they have been ever since. To begin with, rough log houses answered for school- houses-slabs made good enough seats and desks, while very hot and very cold schoolhouses were the common structures to attend school in.
Later the frame and, still later, the occasional brick schoolhouse, was provided in this county. Maps and charts were purchased by the school boards and now and then a globe and patent blackboard inserted. Of more recent years, the accommodation of pupils and teachers has come to obtain largely and many of the latest buildings are indeed models of schoolhouse architecture. In this connection to illustrate the point sought to be made by the writer, a minute description of one of the late schoolhouses of Washington County, standing at Cuming City, which was dedicated in 1916, is here given: (We quote from the Enterprise of that year.)
"The new rural high school in Cuming City, District No. 6, was dedicated last week with appropriate ceremonies. Dr. A. O. Thomas, state superintendent, was present and delivered the address and gave the following description of the building to us: 'This school is built after our community center plans. There are three fine rooms on the main floor and three well lighted and well ventilated basement rooms; two large rooms on the main floor are thrown together for social func-
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tions of the community. The building is beautiful in design and con- forms to the high standards of architecture in light, heat and ventilation. The building is situated in a beautiful grove located on the Washington Highway between Omaha and Sioux City. There is no school in the state, not even in our cities, which presents more perfect appointment and more up-to-date and satisfactory arrangement. There is a play room in the basement and laboratory for domestic science and manual training, then beside an up-to-date furnace and ventilating apparatus. The school has an enrollment of fifty pupils with two teachers carrying nine grades of work.'"
CONDITIONS OF SCHOOLS IN 1876
From the school records of Centennial year-1876-the following may be of interest after the flight of forty-five years:
LOG SCHOOLHOUSE
"At the present time there are within the county forty-six school districts each provided with a good house for school purposes, varying in cost from $500 to $15,000. These houses will compare very favorably in appearance and accommodations with the schoolhouses in many of the older states and are well supplied with maps, charts, globes-in fact, all the necessary apparatus for teaching upon the most approved modern principles. There are annually employed in the county seventy-four teachers, male and female, and the total number of children of school age is 2,323. The amount of wages paid to teachers for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1876, was $11,627; value of all school property, $49,970.
THE FIRST COURTHOUSE AND SCHOOL BUILDING
W. H. Woods, of Fort Calhoun, states that Bell's History of this county compiled in Centennial year, says: "A day school was opened by Miss Graham in 1856." And Benjamin Miller remembers well going to school to Miss Rhodes in 1865. But the first warrant we find recorded is marked No. 1, August 1, 1866, for $190 to Miss Jennie Rhodes for school term beginning May 14th and ending August 6th and the same is signed by T. Bradley, clerk pro tem of the board of education. Receipts were found also for nine weeks board due to E. H. Clark for boarding teacher at $4 a week, and washing bill amounting to $6.40."
Bell's History also states that a courthouse of cottonwood boards was built on the present school campus, by subscription, in 1856. E. N.
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Grennelle claims it was a schoolhouse, but he then lived in De Soto, and the Clarks and others who gave the money, tell us that it was a court- house, and the late Governor L. Crounse told us that when he was circuit and supreme judge in this district, he held his first term of court in Washington County, in that building. In this building Senator Pad- dock, who homesteaded and studied law on the old Logan Fontanelle summer camp-ground, was in that building admitted to the bar and A. P. Allen told us that when the committee from the State Bar Association asked Paddock how much his fighting weight was, the color of his hair, etc., they asked him how much money he had and when they adjourned to Allen's store where the railway track is now-west of the depot- Paddock threw a $20 gold piece, on the counter and said: "Mr. Allen, these gentlemen look weary; never mind the change."
After the new building was erected the cottonwood became a tene- ment house and was accidentally burned down by a pan of hot ashes. The new building was one room frame. Hans Rohwer cut the sills and hewed them with a broad axe-the pine timber was hauled from Des Moines in wagons. Through the kindness of August Schroeder, we last month gave portions of these sills to E. E. Blackman for the His- torical Society, both fine and sound, this year, 1919. Hans Schwager bought the building some years ago for a barn on his farm south of town and this year tore it down to make room for a new residence by Mr. Schroeder.
BLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Blair, the seat of justice for Washington County, has always prided itself on its educational institutions, including its most excellent public schools. It was said of its schools in 1911: "Blair has long been known for the effective work of its public school system. Three school build- ings, including the high school, costing $20,000, offer advantages of a superior nature to the pupils of the locality. A most competent corps of teachers and an admirable system of management of the school work, all tend to show a higher and better work and broader results with each successive year."
As an historic fact of some interest it may be stated that the first teacher in Blair was Miss Sarah E. Kibbey, who opened the school in 1869.
FORT CALHOUN SCHOOL GROUNDS
One hundred and sixteen years ago (1804) the famous explorers, Lewis and Clark, pitched their camp on the present site of Fort Cal- houn, and for a time made headquarters in this vicinity, as is shown by their reports to the government.
In the school grounds at this place is a massive granite tablet weigh- ing many tons, erected by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, marking the spot where the great and original pathfinders made their temporary abode.
Across the campus of this same school grounds are low undulating ridges, which are all that remain of the sunken ramparts of old Fort Atkinson. This army post was built by Brevet Brigadier General Atkin- son in 1819-20 and at that time the nearest supplies were brought from stations at St. Louis, Prairie Du Chien and the Pacific Coast. At that time Fort Atkinson was only about a half mile from the Missouri River, but the changing channel has now left the site of the old fort several miles inland.
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Those were days of tragedy, action and romance. Calhoun as it was afterward named was the scene of many a fierce struggle, of hardships and stirring events incident to frontier life.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT-1920
The subjoined are facts taken from the annual report of the county superintendent of public schools for Washington County, July, 1920:
No.
Name
Kind of Schoolhouse
Enroll- ment 847
Teachers School Year Male Female Mo. W'ks
1. Blair City.
.4 brick, 1 frame
4
25
9
2. Cruickshank
1 frame
10
1
9
..
3. Fort Calhoun .1 frame
142
6
9
4. Whitford
frame
26
.
3
9
. .
6. Cuming City brick-frame
53
1
1
9
7. De Soto
8. Long Creek
I frame
24
1
9
9. Garryown
1 frame
44
1
9
..
10. Masters
1 frame
33
2
9
.
11. Brinkman
.2 frame
14
1
9
·
12. Goll
frame
33
1
9
13. Pleasant View
. frame
34
2
9
14.
Telbasta
1 frame
33
1
9
15.
Hilgenkamp 2 frame
20
1
9
..
17.
Hewett
frame
23
1
9
18.
Kindred
frame
13
. .
1
9
19.
Summers
frame
30
.
2
9
20.
Sutherland
frame
34
1
9
21. Thone
.1 frame
11
. .
1
9
22.
Herman , brick
165
7
9
23.
New England
frame
38
2
9
25.
Wranch
frame
45
.
2
9
26
Lecrone
1 frame
14
1
. ·
27
Colby
frame
23
1
9
28
Maney
frame
24
1
9
29
McCarthy
frame
51
. .
1
9
30
Orum
frame
22
1
9
31.
March 1 frame
57
. .
2
9
32.
Dornacker
frame
46
1
9
33.
Belle Center
1 frame
39
1
9
34.
Hancock
1 frame
23
.
1
9
35.
Rispin
1 frame
29
1
9
36.
Hill Creek
frame
55
..
1
9
38.
Neff
frame
16
1
9
39
Rose Hill
frame
47
2
9
40.
Vacoma
1 frame
11
1
9
41.
Mattes
frame
33
. .
2
9
42.
Bisbee
frame
40
..
1
9
43.
Slader
frame
31
..
1
9
..
44.
Bono
1 frame
22
. .
1
9
.
5. Fontanelle 1 brick
51
. .
.
9
..
·
·
..
16. Brewster 1 frame
23
1
. .
. .
. .
24. Arlington frame
242
11
9
. .
.
. .
. .
2
9
37.
Lallman
frame
18
. .
. .
1
9
.
4
9
9
Dist.
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No.
Kind of Schoolhouse
Enroll-
Teachers School Year Male Female Mo. W'ks
45. Glendale
frame
24
. .
1
9
..
46.
Sunnyside
frame
21
. .
5
9
. .
48. Spiker
1 frame
22
1
9
..
49.
Greene
1 frame
44
..
1
9
. .
50.
Johnson
frame
13
1
9
.
51.
Hartung
1 frame
20
. .
1
9
. .
53.
Broderson
1 frame
30
1
9
54.
Riverview
frame
24
1
8
3
56.
Plainview
, frame
24
1
9
. .
57. Peaceful Hill
I frame
36
3
7
.
Fr. 1 Timpe
1 frame
24
. .
1
9
Fr. 37 Washington
frame
40
. .
2
9
Fr. 21 Alder Grove
..
:
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PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN COUNTY
In the season of 1920 the following were the parochial schools of Washington County :
St. Paul's West School, Lutheran, enrollment, forty-five.
St. Paul's East School, Lutheran, enrollment, forty.
Immanuel's, Lutheran, enrollment, forty-one.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS
As near as can be learned from the records, the following persons have served as school superintendents in Washington County :
Eli Bacon, in 1857; D. McLacklin, 1858; Charles Bisbee, 1869; re-elected 1871; Charles Gross, 1873, re-elected in 1875; I. N. Jones, 1877-79; W. V. Miller, 1879-85; J. Henderson, 1885-97; G. C. Marshall, 1897-01 ; Alfred L. Cook, 1901-05; J. A. Rhoades, 1905-14; N. T. Lund, 1914-18; Mabel Marsh, by appointment upon resignation of Mr. Lund.
DANA COLLEGE AND TRINITY SEMINARY
This institution is under the auspices of the United Danish Evan- gelical Lutheran Church in America. It was organized as a college and theological seminary. In 1899 the church convention in Minnesota decided to unite the two schools of the church, the college at Elkhorn, Iowa, and the Trinity Seminary at Blair, Nebraska. The following have served as presidents of this institution : Rev. A. M. Andersen, Rev. A. B. Chris- tiansen, Rev. P. S. Vig, Rev. J. P. Jensen, Reverend Krbuker, C. X. Hansen, Rev. L. A .. Sorensen, C. X. Hansen.
This school was originally opened in October, 1886, with Rev. A. M. Andersen as president. The first two years it was kept at the president's residence. Building operations were commenced in 1885; it was dedi- cated in October, 1886. The largest attendance was in the school year of 1914-15, the total number being about 200. The last year there were 140. From all departments there have graduated 265 students. The property is worth $80,000 and a committee is now out raising funds to the amount of $500,000. With this, the property will be greatly improved and new buildings erected.
.
52.
Lincoln
High school
20
..
..
. .
. .
1
8
47. Kennard
.1 frame
152
. .
..
1
9
Dist. Name
ment
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The present (1920) officers of this corporation are as follows: C. X. Hansen, president of the faculty; Rev. P. S. Vig, president of Trinity Theological Seminary department. The board of trustees com- prises the following: Rev. G. B. Christiansen, president; Rev. I. Gert- sen, vice-president ; Rev. M. N. Andreasen, secretary ; Mr. L. Vedsted, Mr. C. D. Skow.
Connected with this institution there is also the publishing house for the whole church system in this country. It is known as the Danish Lutheran Publishing House, Rev. J. J. Keldsig, manager. This was organized in 1893. Here all publications of the church in America are published and distributed to the various districts in the country.
This college is situated in a beautiful location about a mile and one- half northwest of Blair. Originally there was a campus of four acres. Ten years ago this property was valued at $70,000.
CHAPTER XII SECRET SOCIETIES OF COUNTY
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FREE MASONRY-ODD FELLOWSHIP-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-WOODMEN OF THE WORLD-MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA-DANISH BROTH- ERHOOD-ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN-EASTERN STAR- REBEKAH DEGREE LODGES-ETC.
In all enlightened portions of the globe today one finds numerous secret or semi-secret fraternities of both men and women, separate and in conjunction, all of which have for their one high aim the betterment of humanity and formation of true, lasting friendship, and while not all, many of such societies or lodges, as they are usually denominated, have sick benefits and life insurance connected with their charters. It should be stated, however, that there are at least three great secret orders whose history dates far back and which do not have such insurance features connected with them. We refer especially to the Masonic Order, the Odd Fellows Order and the Knights of Pythias Order, which are secret fraternities pure and simple.
The beneficiary orders, or really mutual life assurance societies, have grown to legion in number in the last score of years. The first of all such lodges was the Ancient Order of United Workmen, established at Meadsville, Pennsylvania, in about 1868, and from such lodges has grown up many others along similar lines, including Modern Woodmen of America, Woodmen of the World, Ben Hur, Eagles, Maccabees, Red Men of America, Yeomen, etc. They afford a cheap rate of life assur- ance, some are standing the test of time, while many others are fast sinking on account of the fees required not being sufficient to meet the death losses. The beneficiary orders that furnish members life insurance worth much are those whose charges are nearly as much as "old line" insurance costs.
FREE MASONRY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
Masonry is without doubt the most ancient of all secret fraternities known to men.
The oldest Masonic Lodge in Washington County, Nebraska, is Washington Lodge, at Blair, which was first organized at Cuming City, but later removed to Blair.
MASONRY AT BLAIR
The oldest Masonic Lodge in Washington County, Nebraska was organized at Cuming City, February 25, 1868, and known as Cuming City Lodge No. 21. Its officers included: Mathew Carter, master; J. W. Hungate, senior warden; S. R. Fletcher, junior warden.
The charter members were: Nathan Carter, J. W. Fletcher, J. W. Hungate, A. T. Johns, Wm. E. Hill, James H. Thompson, Ben Newkirk, M. Cameron, W. H. Cuming.
August 5, 1869, there was a dispensation authorizing Cuming City Lodge No. 21 to change place of meeting from Cuming City to Blair,
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October 27, 1869, by resolution of grand lodge the name of the lodge was changed to Washington Lodge No. 21, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
The present total membership in September, 1920, is 111.
The present elective officers are: Harry Morris, master; Fred W. Jones, senior warden; Walter Larsen, junior warden; Charles E. Gay- dou, secretary ; William Palmer, treasurer.
The Masonic degrees at Blair include the Blue Lodge, Washington No. 21; Adoniram Chapter No. 13; Jordan Commandery Knights Templar No. 15; Mckinley Chapter, Order Eastern Star No. 161.
In 1919 the old Masonic hall of Blair was sold and ground purchased for a new Masonic hall, but owing to the high price of building material it was decided to postpone the work for some later date.
JOHN S. BOWEN LODGE No. 232-KENNARD
The Blue Lodge of Free Masonry at the Villagee of Kennard was organized in 1895 and had for its charter members the following: John Klotz, William H. Pruner, John W. LeCrone, James M. Parker, Abram D. Rose, Henry F. Hetrick, Charles M. Weed, Jabez Charles, William T. Burgess, Eugene M. Cook, Jay Vestal, Isaac McCann, James Hawley, William Murley.
The present membership is forty-nine. Other lodges of this order are found in this county at Arlington, Blair, Herman and Fort Calhoun.
The present, or 1920, elective officers are: John Blaco, worshipful master ; Edward F. Cushman, senior warden; Francis E. Dolan, junior warden; Charles W. Weed, treasurer; J. Floyd McCann, secretary ; J. Ansel Toft, senior deacon; Edward E. Cushman, junior deacon ; Gabriel R. Stewart, tyler.
This lodge owns its hall over the Home State Bank ; cost $2,200; built in 1915, of brick.
MASONRY AT FORT CALHOUN
From an early date Fort Calhoun has had a Masonic Lodge. Infor- mation blanks were sent to this lodge by the compiler of this chapter, but no response, hence no history appears. Suffice to say that a Blue Lodge and Eastern Star are both represented in Fort Calhoun. The history of the Order of Eastern Star will be found with other Eastern Star chapters within this work.
HIRAM LODGE No. 52, AT ARLINGTON
This lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Arlington was organized June 26, 1874, by Charter Members S. G. Glover, J. A. Unthank, L. F. Jenks, H. F. Christ, N. R. Turner, Z. G. Wilcox, L. H. Wilcox, J. S. Thompson, Peter Hammang, J. C. Blackburn, W. S. Cook, G. Tripp and U. S. Wilcox.
The present (1920) total membership of this lodge is seventy-seven. The first and present elective officers of this lodge have been : S. G. Glover. .Worshipful Master. Joseph C. Chapman John H. Unthank. .Senior Warden. Raymond E. Planck Z. T. Wilcox Junior Warden Harold D. Weber
L. F. Jenks
.Treasurer
D. C. Weber
John J. Thompson Secretary James C. Badger L. S. Wilcox. Senior Deacon. S. Tripp .Junior Deacon
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The lodge building occupied by this lodge is mostly owned by stock- holders in the order ; it is a two-story brick and stone structure.
LANDMARK LODGE No. 222, A. F. & A. M .- HERMAN
This Masonic Lodge was formed June 21, 1894 and its records were all destroyed by the great cyclone of 1899. But transcript records from the Grand Lodge of Nebraska show the following facts :
The charter members were as follows: John C. Bailey, first wor- shipful master ; Thomas B. Bailey, John M. Bovee, Eugene W. Burdic, Frank F. Burdic, Charles H. Burdic, John H. Chambers, Malcolm Cameron, William C. Cameron, Jesse L. Conant, Jr., Orton C. Dorsey (secretary), Samuel Dorsey, John Estaque, Stanley Gray, Levi Johnson, Thomas Leonard, Isaiah Luckens, E. C. McConnaha, John Patrick (treas- urer), William Rutledge (tyler), John A. Sullivan and Melville S. Wilcox.
The total membership is now about 120.
The present (1920) elective officers are: C. J. Thone, worshipful master ; Fred Robertson, senior warden; James Van Horn, junior war- den ; E. W. Burdic, treasurer; C. R. Gray, secretary ; Charles Nelson, tyler.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
This is an auxiliary of the Masonic Order and within the last few years has become quite universal and popular in the great field of Masonry. .
Sarepta Chapter No. 48, Order of Eastern Star, at Arlington, was organized June 15, 1892, under direction of the Masonic fraternity. The chapter now has a membership of sixty-eight. Herman and Blair in Washington County also have chapters in this fraternity.
The sisters who made up the charter membership of the Arlington Chapter were as follows: Minnie Jewett, Rita M. Badger, Alida Dyer, M. A. Whitney, Jessie Turner, Johana Olesen, Jennie Glover, Barbara Hammang, Z. G. Sharp, Rose Sharp, Orilla Hammang, Jane A. Unthank, Carrie M. Roth, Tilla Osterman, Lydia A. Mansfield, M. A. Reynolds, Eva Fink.
The original and present (1920) elective officers of this chapter are as follows :
Original Officers 1920 Officers
Jane A. Unthank. .Worthy Matron Drusilla McCann
John A. Unthank. . Worthy Patron. .. Ernest Planck
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